It's not a baby, it's a terminator.

Physical Therapy

Excruciating pain in my lower back. On a scale of 1 to 10? 8, if I’m not being dramatic. What helps the pain? Nothing. This is the conversation I have with my doctor once a month. t started when I was pregnant with Elliot and it has just progressively gotten worse. I’ve been to see my physician, who said there was nothing wrong, I went to an orthopedist who told me there was nothing wrong, urgent care, emergency room, you name it, I went. Finally, I took my healthcare into my own hands – which I recommend to everyone, because at the end of the day, all you are is a paycheck to your doctor – and told my doctor that I wanted an MRI of my spine. Findings: Herniated disc….. so there IS something wrong…. so I’m NOT just imagining the pain…. so I’m NOT a druggie looking for pain medication… what you’re telling me is, that my back does actually hurt? Lovely. It hurts when I stand, it hurts when I sit, it hurts when I lay down, it really hurts if I bend over, and probably the most painful of all: It hurts when I can’t pick up my kids. So today, I’m going to physical therapy. I’m very excited. At first when my doctor suggested it, I thought, “Oh great, what a crock. My insurance is going to pay for someone to stretch with me.” But, I’ve spoken with a few people that say it is a God send! I hope they’re right. I hope that one day in the near future, I will have a day without pain. Wow, this post is super dramatic…. but seriously, it hurts, and anyone that knows me knows that I do not do pain.

Scary part: My doctors would have continued to tell me that nothing was wrong if I hadn’t demanded an MRI. My grandfather passed away last year – which is a topic for a different day – and I bet he would still be here if the doctors had listened to his concerns. My advice to everyone is know your body, and when you feel that something is wrong, don’t take no for an answer. Be annoying, be dramatic, whatever it takes. Luckily for me, it is just a back injury, nothing life threatening. I have learned a valuable lesson from this though. You have to be in control of your body. When you feel like something is wrong, generally you’re right. You can’t leave it up to the doctors. It is their job to get you in and out of their office in 15 minutes. I was told for four years that nothing was wrong, because my x-ray didn’t show anything.